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A journey of understanding the distinct molecular mechanisms underlying plant photoperiodism

Posted by , on 29 February 2024

In a new study, Joshua Gendron and colleagues find that plants can measure two different photoperiods to independently control seasonal flowering and growth, and the vegetative growth is partially dependent on ...

Exploring Mammary Gland Development and Evolution with Organoid Technology

Posted by , on 6 February 2024

What is the set of instructions that directs cells as they form a tissue, and how did this set of instructions evolve throughout species evolution? In a new study, we ...

My journey to explore the mystery during spermatogenesis

Posted by , on 9 November 2023

Find out about the story behind the paper 'Mouse Pramel1 regulates spermatogonial development by inhibiting retinoic acid signaling during spermatogenesis'

Be beating, my still heart!

Posted by , on 25 October 2023

Read this story behind the paper "A bioelectrical phase transition patterns the first vertebrate heartbeats" from first author Bill Jia.

Behind the paper: What bats can tell us about the evolution of mammalian teeth

Posted by , on 25 September 2023

Find out about the behind the paper story from Alexa Sadier about the origin of tooth classes in bats.

Patterning the butterfly wing through Wnt signaling

Posted by , on 31 August 2023

Read the story behind the paper from Tirtha Das Banerjee and Antόnia Monteiro about Wnt signaling in setting up butterfly wing patterns.

A tale of two fishes

Posted by , on 25 August 2023

Krista Gert, a recent doctoral graduate from Andrea (Andi) Pauli’s lab at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Austria, recently published a study on how Bouncer, a small egg ...

Assembling a "Stem Cell Zoo"

Posted by , on 12 July 2023

One of the most fascinating observations that comes from comparing mammalian development is the difference in developmental tempo across species (Ebisuya & Briscoe, 2018). Mice and humans develop through a ...

Living up to your cnidarian potential

Posted by , on 22 June 2023

Áine Varley tells the story behind the paper “Pluripotent, germ cell competent adult stem cells underlie cnidarian regenerative ability and clonal growth”.

Behind the paper: how to turn scales into feathers 

Posted by , on 16 June 2023

Read the story behind the paper about an experimental method for transforming chicken scales into true feathers.

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